Plate-holder.



J. F. BEN BY.

PLATE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1912.

1,097,1 89, Patented May 19, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULES F. RENEY, 0F BRANDON, MANITOBA, CANADA.

. PLATE-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULns F. RENEY, a citizen and subject of Great Britain, residing at Brandon, in the Province of Manitoba and county of Brandon, Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in PlateHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of dish and plate holders and more particularly to such a device especially adapted to be used in connection with the lifting of hot dishes. It is well known that various holders have been previously devised for the purpose herein disclosed but as far as known to me such devices are complicated in construction and operation and very costly in the manufacture thereof, thus rendering them practically useless and undesirable, therefore the primary object of my invent-ion is to provide a device which is not only simple and durable in construc tion, efiicient in operation, but one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

Another object of my invention is to provide a plate holder comprising but a few and simple parts all of which are adapted to cooperate with each other to produce an efficient device for lifting and carrying hot and dirty plates without burning or soiling the hands in any way whatever.

A further object of my invention is to provide a carrying tray to which is pivotally secured in any suitable manner a specially constructed lever which facilitates the holding of a plate or dish upon said tray, and which is controlled by simply tightening and loosening the grip upon the handle and lever, both of which are placed so as to be operated by one and the same hand motion.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view my invention relates to such details of construction and to the arrangement and combination of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention complete. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 10, 19 12.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Serial No. 725,092.

Referring to the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the handle of my device which is preferably composed of galvanized iron or any other similar material and has depending therefrom and integral therewith two arms 2 (while two arms are preferred, a single arm or any number may be used as desired) to which are secured suitable cross bars 3, the purpose of which is not only to create an effective stop against dishes or plates when upon the tray but to form a support or frame to which the tray is secured.

The tray is composed preferably of a plurality of galvanized iron strips twisted and bent in a manner to be hereinafter fully described. The outside or supporting strip 4 is secured at each end of the cross bars 3 and is bent at right angles thereto and twisted as at 5 to form a flat securing sur-- face for the said bars. The outer end of the strip 4- 1S agaln twlsted as at 6 to form a semi-circular cross strip 7 or a flat securing surface for a plurality of strips 8 all of which are twisted and bent as at 9 to lie fiat against the rods 3 where they are secured, and all of which are again twisted as at 10 to lie flat against the curved cross strip 7 of the supporting strip 1- where they are likewise secured. Suitable bracing strips 11 are also provided and extend diagonally from the bars 3 to the strip 4: on each side thereof, both of which strips are in turn twisted to present fiat surfaces for securing the same,

Now, referring to the means employed for holding a plate upon the tray, I provide a lever composed preferably of one piece of metal strip pivot-ally secured to the handle 1 as at 12 and bent in the following manner: The outer end of the lever is bent downwardly at right angles and twisted as at 13 to form a tongue 14 adapted to fit over the edge of a plate (not shown) to assist in holding the latter in proper place upon the tray. From the twisted portion just described the lever then extends backwardly as at 15, above the handle to a point just above its pivot point when it is again bent downwardly, curved to one side and half way around the handle as at 16 from which point it extends outwardly beneath the handle to effect a lever handle 17 By. a continuation of the handle 17 the lever is again curved around the handle as at 18,

this time on the opposite side from the curve 16 Where it comes in contact with the straight portion to which it is riveted or otherwise secured as at 19.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that by twisting the strip 4 of the tray as at 6 a fiat surface is obtained, thus allowing the tray to be pushed beneath a dish; that a plate When placed upon the tray can be securely held there by simply fastening the tongue of the securing lever over the top edge thereof, and that the op eration of the lever is controlled by its handle, which is so placed as to come within the path of the main handle 1, thus facilitating the operation of the lever. Attention is called to the fact that the whole tray is supported through the medium of the cross bars and that the braces being flat as illustrated, lateral movement of the device is avoided. It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of my device will be fully appreciated.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and in the arrangement and combination of the several parts, provided such changes fall within scope of the sub-joined claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle having a plurality of arms integral with and depending from the forward extremity thereof, paral lel cross bars carried by said depending arms, metal strips secured to said cross bars the outer strip adapted to be bent at right angles at the forward extremity thereof, to

form a flattened securing surface while the intermediate strips are twisted near their forward extremities so as to lie flat against the said securing surface, of a lever pivotally carried by said handle, an arm integral with and depending from the forward extremity of said lever, and a lever handle extending beneath the said first mentioned handle, as and for the purpose set forth and described.

2. In a plate holder the combination of a handle having a plurality of arms depending from one end thereof, parallel cross bars secured to the said arms, and a plurality of parallel strips secured to the said bars, one of the said strips being bent intermediate its ends to form a fiat securing surface to which the other of the said strips are secured, the strips collectively forming a plate support, of a lever pivotally secured to the said handle, the said lever at its pivot point adapted to embrace the said handle to position a. portion thereof above and a portion beneath the said handle, an arm formed upon one end of the lever adapted to form a securing means for the plate acted upon, the said securing means being formed upon the upper portion of the lever, and a lever handle formed upon the opposite end of the lever, the said handle extending beneath the said first mentioned handle, as and for the purpose set forth.

JULES F. RENEY.

\Vitnesses:

STEPHANE T. GRIPHATON, WM. T. RICHMOND.

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